disguised holy monk

Everyone seemed not expecting that Xuan Qing would have no questions to ask, and they were silent for a while.

Seeing the Buddha beads turning one by one, Kong saw the dim light in his eyes.

Only Kongying frowned, feeling a little disregarded by the other party, and said coldly: "What do you mean, Junior Brother Xuanqing? Do you think I can't answer it?"

Xuan Qing was slightly startled, and then said apologetically, "Brother Kongying, don't blame me, I don't have any questions to ask, it's really because I can't think of any other questions from the Buddhist scriptures that can bother you..."

As soon as Xuan Qing finished speaking, everyone present was stunned—is this going to admit defeat in advance?

Kong Ying didn't think Xuan Qing was a flattering person, so what the other party said was the truth, and he was also confident that he could answer any questions the other party asked...

But he didn't want to win just like that.

He always felt that Xuan Qing hadn't shown his true strength.

Kong Ying frowned, and said stubbornly, "Say it."

The people who participated in this discussion conference secretly felt that they could go to the teahouse for a day when they went down the mountain!Not to mention the previous wonderful back and forth, this is the first time that one side has voluntarily conceded defeat, but the winning side does not buy it!

Facing Kongying's dark eyes staring at him persistently, Xuanqing looked a little helpless - you told me to say this yourself!

He thought for a moment, then said with a smile, "Then let me share a story with you."

With a smile in his clear voice, he said unhurriedly, "A man went to pray to the Buddha, and the Buddha said to him: There is dust on your heart. So he wiped it vigorously. The Buddha said: You are wrong, the dust It cannot be wiped off. So he cut out his heart. The Buddha said: You are wrong again."

After he finished speaking, he stopped and looked at Kong Ying with a smile.

From the moment Xuan Qing opened his mouth, everyone had been staring at him intently, but now he stopped suddenly, as if the story had already been told.

But he's only told half of the story.

Gradually, some noisy noises sounded from the crowd——

"What's all this? I'm in a fog."

"This kind of Buddhist story contains a profound sense of Zen. You don't have Buddha nature at first glance! Well... although I don't understand..."

The monks were also a little confused, only Kong Ying's expression changed slightly, and he seemed to understand something suddenly when he met Shang Xuanqing's starry eyes, and murmured: "Dust is not dust, why is there dust? "

Xuanqing's smile became brighter, and he said softly: "What brother said is right, so that person finally realized: 'There is no tree for Bodhi, and the mirror is not a stand. There is nothing in the first place, where can the dust be aroused.'...To prove To attain unsurpassed Bodhi, one must see oneself in one's own mind, the nature of all living beings is a Buddha, and only by seeing one's own nature can one become a Buddha."

No Bodhi tree, nor stand mirror.There is nothing, where can the dust be caused.

As soon as Xuan Qing said this, countless people murmured this gatha, with expressions of enlightenment and shame if they had gained something.

Even though Xuanqing said that this gatha was realized by the person in the story, everyone has never heard of it, and they only take it as a humble statement that he does not want to be competitive.

"Wonderful, such a wonderful gatha just corresponds to Master Xuanqing's gatha in the first round. As he said, there is nothing in the first place, so where does the dust come from?"

"It's no wonder that in the first game, Master Xuanqing used the gatha of "guarding the emptiness alone, not external things". Although it is plain, it is the universal truth of Buddhism. Judging from this wonderful gatha, it shows that he has no ambition , and he doesn’t care about the mentality of winning or losing. Otherwise, he can obviously use this wonderful gatha to win the game!”

"Guarding the emptiness alone, not being outside things, is worthy of being Master Xuanqing!"...

Everyone stared at the fluttering monk's robes on the high platform, and the people who were smiling calmly felt that this is the character that a holy monk should have!

Xuan Qing secretly glanced at the soaring fame and merit points on his attribute panel, the starlight in his black eyes became more and more sincere and bright.

He clasped his hands together, "Amitabha, the Buddha's heart is pure by itself. It is our own delusions and obsessions. Let it be covered by dust pollution. Practice is to maintain your own pure heart. Practitioners do not compete for fame and fortune, and do not do worldly things. Haunting."

As soon as he finished speaking, all the monks fell silent.

The people below also thought of what happened to Xuanqing and the others in Luoxia Temple. Although it was already explained that it was the mistakes of the people below, their perception of Luoxia Temple inevitably dropped a bit.

Kong Ying was stunned for a moment and could not speak.Only then did he realize that their desire to compete is not the desire that must be avoided in practice?There is dust in the heart, how to cultivate the right fruit of Bodhi?

But no matter what, the three rounds of competition have ended. If we look at two wins in three rounds, Kongying won the first round, the second round has not yet been concluded, and Xuanqing gave up in the third round.In this way, Kongying should have won.

But everyone looked at Xuan Qing with reverence and earnest eyes. No matter in psychology or thought, they obviously thought that Xuan Qing was superior.

The judging monks didn't know how to judge for a while.

After a long time, Kong Ying stood up and walked in front of Xuan Qing under the eyes of everyone, clasped his hands together, and bowed slowly.

He straightened up, his former arrogance dissipated a bit, and his brows were a little perplexed, "I am a few years older than I am when I talk about the scriptures, but I can't even achieve the pure heart that is the foundation of practice, so how can I talk about the study of Buddhism? Junior brother Xuanqing, you should have won."

The faces of Kong Jian and the elders of Luoxia Temple changed, they never expected that Kong Ying, who has always been aloof, would openly admit defeat.

Everyone was in an uproar, but they agreed with the result in their hearts.And Kongying's demeanor is also admirable.

Under the eyes of everyone, Xuan Qing shook his head slightly, "Senior Brother, Xuan Qing believes that the purpose of the conference is not to fight for you to win, but to use the correct view of Buddhism to break away from wrong views and destroy yourself. ignorance, afflictions and wrong views.”

As soon as he said this, everyone's hearts were shocked again. They only thought that Xuanqing was probably sent by the Buddha to spread the correct view of Buddhism.

At this time, Beixuan's heart was also slightly shaken. He folded his fan, got up and praised: "Master Xuanqing said well, it's better to discuss the scriptures from now on, and only discuss the Buddhist scriptures, no matter whether you win or lose."

The following words are spoken to the abbots of other temples.

The elders of Luoxia Temple were the first to respond, otherwise Kongying would lose, and the reputation of Luoxia Temple might be affected if the news spread.

Realized by Xuan Qing's words, everyone naturally applauded.

Years of debates have been dry and tongue-tied and even fights, and the rules of the conference on classics, which are only famous for winning or losing, have been revised today.

Although it is said that it does not matter whether you win or lose, you only talk about Buddhist scriptures.But who is the winner this time, everyone has already decided in their hearts.

For several days after that, all the teahouse talked about was the story of the Sutra Discussion Conference at Luoxia Temple.

Xuanqing's every move, every word and deed are described vividly.There is no one in the south who does not know the deeds of Master Xuanqing at the Qingchan Temple's seminar on scriptures.There is even a popular saying that even Huangkou children know-"There are two Buddhas in the south, the Buddha nature is gifted; the young monk, the mysterious and empty shadow."

There were also rumors that Master Xuanqing was weak. It was said that after the seminar was over, Xuanqing's robe was almost soaked, his thin lips turned white, and his forehead was covered with fine sweat.

Before he got off the round platform, his eyes darkened and he passed out.

Fortunately, his eldest disciple had realized it earlier, rushed forward and hugged him back.